Make-up mirror



June 6, 1939. H, TUSSlNG 2,161,730

MAKE-UP MIRROR Filed Feb. 28, 1938 6/2 /7 ZZ/JJ/kf Patented June 6, 1939UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a make-up mirror.

As an aid towomen and to guide them in their make-up it is the purposeof this invention and the principal object thereof to provide a largenumber of pictures of women of all types, each appearing before themake-up and after, which pictures are mounted within a casing on amoving band Wound on a pair of opposed reels supported therein; and afixed mirror attached to said casing the arrangement of said band,pictures thereon and mirror being such that any two pictures may bebrought into view one on each side of the mirror whereby to serve as aguide to the woman making-up.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent asthe description thereof given hereunder proceeds with reference to theaccompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view showing the make up mirror and moving band ofpictures provided within a casing, the top of which is removed to showthe interior thereof.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the casing taken online 22, Figure 1, with the casing top shown in position.

Referring to the drawing in detail, I denotes an oblong box-like casingformed of any suitable material comprising a bottom ll, side walls l2,I3 and end walls l4, l5, the casing l0 being open at the top and adaptedto be closed by a suitable cover or top 16. Arranged centrally withinthe casing in and adjacent the open top thereof is a make up mirror I!of a length such as to extend across the casing from one side wall 12 tothe other side wall I3. Preferably the mirror ll is provided with aframe l8 and is fixedly attached to the casing side walls by brackets19. Each bracket l9 comprises a pocket portion 20 receiving an end ofthe mirror frame [8, and a wall portion 21 adapted to engage the insideof a respective casing side wall and to be rigidly secured thereto as bythe rivets 22. It is to be understood however that any other form ofmirror mounting and attaching means may be utilized. Suitably supportedby the bracket walls 2| is a rod 24, arranged beneath and in spacedparallel relation to the mirror IT, for a purpose to be hereinafterdescribed.

Adjacent each casing end wall l4, I is rotatably mounted a reel or spool25 and 26, respectively. Each reel comprises a hub 21 and end discs 28and are of the same general character as the conventional film rollreels used in cameras, of the type well known, and are similarlyreleasably mounted within the casing for rotational movement on thefixed pins 29 and axially movable pins 30 operated by the cranks 3|.Connecting the hubs 21 of the reels 25 and 26 is a flexible band 33 ofany suitable material, the ends of which are attached to the respectivereels whereby portions of the band 33 are Wound up on each in the mannerclearly shown in Figure 2. Printed or otherwise provided on the band 33are a plurality of pictures 32 of women of all types in all types ofmake-up. Thus by a rotational movement of either of the reels 25 and 26any desired picture of a particular type of woman having a particulartype of make-up may be brought into View adjacent the mirror I! wherebyto serve as a guide to a woman using the device in make-up in a likefashion. The pictures of each type of woman may also be provided inpairs one showing the woman prior to a make-up-andthe other showing thesame woman with the make-up applied, the pictures being so spaced thatwhen brought into view a picture of each pair will be disposed on eachside of the mirror in the manner suggested by the pictures 32, seeFigure 1. The pictures are preferably labeled with the name of somepopular or well known personality, such as a motion picture actress orthe like, each picture also preferably bearing the symbol before orafter" depending upon whether the make-up has not or has been applied.The band 33 may also carry printed directions for making-up, colorcharts, advertisements and any other data of interest and guidance towomen in the art of making-up.

Referring to Figure 2 it will be noted that the band 33 extends belowthe mirror I! and is supported on the rod 24 which functions to hold theband in position and to prevent sagging thereof. While only one such rodis shown it is to be understood that any desired number thereof may beutilized for a like purpose if so desired.

While a preferred embodiment of the invention has been described andillustrated it is to be understood that the same is susceptible ofvarious changes in structure and design without departing from thespirit of the invention as indicated by the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

A make-up device of the character described comprising a casing havingan open top and a closure lid therefor, a mirror, bracket means rigidlyattaching said mirror to said casing adjacent the open top of saidcasing and centrally between the ends thereof, a manually operated reelrotatably mounted within said casing adjacent each end thereof, bandmeans carrying a plurality of different visual before and after make-upguide means connecting said reels and wound thereon, said band meansbeing disposed for movement beneath said mirror whereby selected visualmake-up guide means may be brought into view adjacent both sides of saidmirror by a rotational movement of one of said reels.

